Scott, Weinberger React To Trump's Executive Orders On Immigration

Vermont officials are responding to two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump this week on immigration, including the withholding of federal funding for cities and towns designated as sanctuary cities.

"I came from Barre, with a rich ethnic history," Scott said Thursday, "and I believe that immigration is part of the path forward for us in Vermont. I think it could be extremely helpful for our economy. And I just think this pushes us in the wrong direction."

Gov. Scott says his legal team is exploring the potential impacts of Trump’s orders on Vermont.

And on Wednesday, Attorney General TJ Donovan announced the formation of an immigration task force to explore whether Vermont can blunt the impact of Trump's orders.

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As questions swirl about the fate of immigration policy in the United States, Attorney General TJ Donovan is launching a task force to explore whether Vermont can blunt the impact of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump.

Burlington mayor Miro Weinberger says he wants to make the city a so-called "sanctuary city" for people who are in the United States illegally. That's even though Republican president-elect Donald Trump has vowed to strip all federal funding from cities that have policies to shelter or protect illegal immigrants from deportation.